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Boone Stonemasons travel to Asheville to collaborate on a boulder retaining wall project.

11/11/2012

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Over the course of the last 2 weeks, we have seen blizzard like conditions, cold, rain, and snow throughout western NC.
One of the ways I keep my business going in the winter is to travel to warmer climates, such as Asheville NC.  Asheville boasts a wealth of stone and stonework, as well as fantastic stonemasons such as Matt Smith, who brought me in on a project in Sandy Mush, NC where he was collaborating with V&V Land Management (voglerllc.com) to construct walls using local boulders.
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Matt Smith uses the drystone stile (steps) he built into this boulder retaining wall.
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Using an excavator to set large stones.
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The long rectangular stones help to build a strong corner in this drystone wall.
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Brian Knight link
4/7/2013 01:43:47 am

Beautiful stone work as always! When are you going to leave that high country behind for good?

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5/12/2013 10:14:30 pm

I am so glad to land on an informative blog like this and learn about stone masonry and constructions. The work seems an easy one but it is more difficult than it looks as different shapes and sizes are involved in the process. Keep posting similar updates. Good luck.

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